The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-28
THE FINAL SESSION.
Reviews, Reports, Addresses and Elec-
tiOn Of Officers
Many Good Words Spoken for The Poor
Indian.
A Live Apache Gives Some ReminiScen.
ees Of His Life.
Senator Frye DeplOres Caste Prejudice
in the South.
DR.. Fem Replies in Defence Of Dixie
and Its People.

The third days session Of the American
Missionary Association opened yesterday
morning at O'Clock with the prayer meet
ing led by Rev. Mr.. Adams Of Portland.
At o'clock the regular meeting com
menced, Rev. DIR. Behrends presiding. Rev.
Mr. Howard offered prayer, after which Rev.
Frank Wood OF Boston, made the following
report on the Indian work:
Indian Report.
The first great work Of this Association was due
to crisis In the history Of one oppressed race on
this continent, who after more than one hundred
years Of slavery and oppression. had In the prov-
dence Of God, freedom and citizenship suddenly
thrust upon them. -Four millions OF souls-a
To these came the A. NJ A. as tsod's own messen-
ger h. lead tile way t. dueat0n. usefulness aud
Shrl tlanity. A similar emergency has nOW arisen
IN the history Of anutber oppressed and wrOnged
race for whom this Association has always done
good work.-the North American Indian. Since
the last annual meeting 0f this Association, the
ID ives Bill which has been called the enlanclpa-
ton proclamation OF the Indian has passed b0tn
houses Of Congress, and Is now the law Of the
Ia q. Public attention as never before, has been
turned 10 the wrongs and the needs 0f the Indian
The new conditions have developed new nece4si-
u $, new opp Irtunities and new dangers. Mum
erOuS societies, In 80 different states have been
organized 10 assist them. All this gives new lin
pOriance 20 the work uf the A. M. A among the
Indians, Ing dne summary I4r t9s year Is vncou az
membership tell story Of faithful. unselnsh work
for the master is one a the hardest possible neds
Ot missionary labor, with little Of Tie rom nee or
pleasure of travel sometimes afforded by missions
IN foreign lands. Among people whom Judge
of the Supreme Court called "a drsplsed and re-
lteted class q persons: handicapped and hlndered
IN all their efforts by the suspicious and hatrrds
developed Dy centuries OF injustice, robbery aud
cruelty IRON Goyernmeut that claimed 10 be
civilized and Christian, and also BY the Reserva-
lion system which puts the missionary and the
teacher al der the absolute control Of the Indian
Agent, who may be mere political tool and a
man OF no character. yet has despOsc authority
on fhe reservation, with power 10 expe or In
prison the missionary, or break up his school or
through love Of Him who was also idespis1d and
rejected Of men" they remained faithful thrOt gh
dangers and dl1ieulies. through their labor, and
that OF their companions and predecessors, there
are now nearly $4,000 Indian ehurch-members
None have done better OF more faithful work than
the missionaries Of the A. NJ. A. None are doing
Detter WORK than Mt. Riggs and his associates.
Yet, when compared with the extent Of the field
ana the number and spiritual needs Of those not
Het Ky Ieaenea py the liluences Of the gospel; and
the opportunities and ais Incident 70 their new
and changing conditions Of life how very smsll lS
the work that be hrlstian Church Is dong In
forty eight thousand 1ndians in the midst Of a
christian and and after fhe labor OF
2Ou years, only 290 0prOfessed Christians among
tions, 10 carry the gospel to this great multitude;
ana these few are hampered and hindered Ia their
WoIk oy tae intercourse laws, the opposition Of
agents and the orders Of the commissioner Wien
for the hrs time legislation based on Justice and
humanity, Is opening up yistas Of usefulness and
progress 70 the lndlani when the nerd Of Chris
tan teaching, guidance ana care Is greater than
ever before, the Indian Bureau has issued orders
that paralyzes missionary eratiOns, by prohibit
or the truths Of the gospel, The orders falsely
stale or imply thft the mission schools teach the
yernaeular. They do not. The Indians al know
the vernaeuaT. They have been care ully shut
away from any other language by the government
restraints that surround all reservations shutting
out every Thing that would educate eivilize The
Vernacular IS only used In the mission schools TO
teach English and the truths Of the gospel 10
those who understand no other language. With
ms use we should submit TO no interference. In
contest for religious liberty against the Ofnelal
tyranny that has for the last hundred years tried
o. usurp the place Of Divine Providence 10 the In
dau0 d we may 6e sure OF me support of the iree-
laws laws should be repealed. so far as
that al distractions TO the preaching 81 the gos-
pei should be swept away. Tnen bring before an
the churches the pressing and Immediate needs OF
These neighbors who have fallen among thieves,
who are pagans In Christian land. While we
are waltlngs they are passing iutO eternity. shall
we remain In selfish Indifference TN we are arous-
speak to warn the wicked from his way. that
wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his
Diood WIN require at tny ldId.N This dq4DCta-
ton Is only the servant Of the churches. The
means and the men must come from the Churches
u the churches were awake 10 their duty ln this
matter, aud realized their responsibility fDr the
ChristaniziRg Of the Indian they could send mis-
slOnar es 10 every part OF this field within year
There are 2fs,gOO Indians In the country exclud-
lug Alaska. From this number we must deduct
$4,000 In the five civilized tribes who are not
subjects for missionary labor. This leaves 1885,
QUO. OF this number. "a, so are already church
more than three times the SIZE Of this city of
Portland. Would we dare TO say 10 our Master
that We cannot Oee py this field?
There never has been a time so propitiOus as
lhe present; there never has been time when
thew, Lhe wrongs and The needs Of the Indian have re-
ceiyed so much attention from the Christian the
legislator and the philanthrOpist.
therefore, your committee would recommend
mat a committee of fye be chosen To cooperate
with the financial secretary for Indian missions In
deyising and carrying out measures to bring the
n eds and opportunity Of the Iudian field before
,he p, churches, other missionary soeirties doing
les now o. gained throughout the country. That
this committee shtud make an effort 10 secure
the cooperation OF all Chris ianS aud friends OF
the Indian IN greatly enlarged, thorough syste-
matte, mission work. They should also labor 10
create public zen iment that should demand the
repeal OF the intercourse laws, far as they hin
der mission work the order In latiOn to the use
Of the yernaeular In the mission schools and the
Z mOyal ot every other obstruction OF The Indian
Bureau to tie civil zand religions liberty Of the
and acher Ou the one hand and the
Indian on the other. The gospel ~ Christ offers
luc puly SoiutloH 10 the luuldn pfOhlem III must
recede ana prepare the way for civilization.
Through II alone can We save the Indian and
ttOne for the century Of dshOnOr, | which our
governments system Of deal ng with the red men
has made them paupers aud kept them barbarians
and pagans. This Is the work II The Christian
chuI eh, and II We shrink from or avuid the duty
lf the hour, God VIII not hold us guitless.
Rev. Mr.. Tewksbury Of Massachusetts,
followed in fifteen minutes speech upon
the question, What is the relation Of the
OF the Indian 10 Christ's king
dOmY His proper civilization must include
his conversion. That kingdom Is not exelu-
siye, nor for the strong alone 1t includes a
health-giving influence The
people OF this country" said he ''need TO be
made aware of the great wrong that Is now
being done to the Indian, in order that that
wrong may be Tighted. The question OF the
relation of our civilization to the Indian Is
one Of great Importance. 10 contains the
elements Of the principles OF our Christian
faith"
Ihechairman announced that Carlos Mon
iezuma, fun bl00ded Apache Indian, would
address ,he audience. Montezuma said:
Montezuma's Speech.
l am a full blooded Apache Of Arizona was
'aptured by the Pimo tribe in 1871. They were
r4n lIWf Naf fttl.. srI.fN q